Oh, how quaint.. the u.s. is playing eco catch-up with us! Next y'all will be telling the world about this great invention of yours that captures wind and magially transforms it into, um, sorry.... *spoilers*

Municipalities have been using co-gen energy at their wastewater (shiat water) plants for years and years. They sell the excess back to the grid. This is one of the reasons the rate has remained stable compared to other "services" in the recent past. Any sewage rate that has jumped excessively is just the customer getting raped by a corrupt political class.